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| Following Tempest |
For the last couple of days we have traveled with a string of sailboats south on the ICW! It seems we all leave our anchorage at dawn. The power boats like the trawlers can pass easily. However, with sailboats it is much more difficult to execute a quick pass if not impossible. Since we all cruise at about 5-7 knots it can take a mile or more to pass and when the channel narrows it gets tricky since we need to allow room for northbound boats! I try to move right and cut my speed that way the pass happens more quickly.
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| IOLAR (Walt & Bob) |
Overnight if we have winds constant at 12-15 plus knots then the two wind generators will supply all the boat's power needs. However, if the wind is less than 12 kts then the draw on the batteries from the freezer, fridge and lights is more than the wind generators can keep up with. Therefore, the batteries are drawn down and sometimes they get borderline.
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| Coronado Bridge |
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| Flagger Beach |
The anchor came up easily and it was a cool float with a NNW breeze at about 10-14kts. We saw plenty of dolphins feeding in the Indian River where the ICW is located. As we passed Melbourne I called Erik and left a message. The winds kicked up and with the gusting winds and sharply winding river the sail came down near the Wabasso Beach fixed bridge. Overall it was a great sunny day for traveling down the ICW.
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| Great sailing |
We arrived at Vero Beach a little passed 2PM. We will stay here for a least a month maybe I'll leave Fiu here through Christmas and come back to Vero Beach January 3!
Captain Sid
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